Portal:Anime and manga/Anniversaries/January/January 8

January 8: Manga serialization

• 1967 – Blue Submarine No. 6 by Satoru Ozawa begins serialization in Weekly Shōnen Sunday
• 2004 – Dokaben Superstars by Shinji Mizushima begins serialization in Weekly Shōnen Champion

Film releases

• 1993 – Kyō Kara Ore Wa!! (film 1)

OVA/ONA series

• 2011 – Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Alone Again

Television series and specials

• 1980 – The Wonderful Adventures of Nils begins airing on NHK
• 1984 – Katri, Girl of the Meadows begins airing on Fuji TV
• 1989 – The Adventures of Peter Pan begins airing on Fuji TV
• 1993 – Miracle Girls begins airing on NTV
• 1995 – Chibi Maruko-chan (2nd series) begins airing on Fuji TV
• 1995 – Gulliver Boy begins airing on Fuji TV
• 1996 – Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! begins airing on TV Tokyo
• 1996 – Case Closed begins airing on NNS stations
• 1998 – El-Hazard: The Alternative World begins airing on TV Tokyo
• 1998 – Outlaw Star begins airing on TV Tokyo
• 2001 – Baki the Grappler begins airing on TV Tokyo
• 2004 – Area 88 begins airing on TV Asahi
• 2018 – Basilisk: The Ōka Ninja Scrolls begins airing on Tokyo MX